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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. So, who are these unlikely angels?

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors. Software and hardware development architects and designers. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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5 Popular Freelance Opportunities In This Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

Software Development Professional. One of the harsh realities for most product entrepreneurs is that they have deal with hiring and firing as their company grows, and they have no experience or idea where to start. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Cash flow can be drastically reduced by working out of your garage.

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How To Reinvent Yourself As A Business Startup Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Software Development Professional. One of the harsh realities for most product entrepreneurs is that they have deal with hiring and firing as their company grows, and they have no experience or idea where to start. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

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5 Key Success Attributes For An Aspiring Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

I know from experience that my friends who are angel investors are looking for the same indications, although none of us has a scorecard , or even know exactly what we are looking for. Gates was a software developer genius, but Ballmer upheld the marketing and business side. Paul Allen was the idea visionary.